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Reflect, recover and refocus
Swim Smooth coach Paul Newsome looks at how swimmers can maintain health and fitness in the off-season
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Watch our Q&A with the man who gave up everything to swim for seven years
This month, Swedish adventurer Jari Tammi starts an unsupported stage swim from Turkey to Spain. The total distance is 8,000km…
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A swim under the midnight sun
Matt Newbury travelled to Lapland with his husband Aaron and friend Queenie to take part in a truly unique swim…
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Plunging with pride
As Pride Swim returns for its second year and expands to multiple venues across the UK, reader Jem Collins heads…
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Move of the month: push ups
Push ups will build your shoulder, tricep and chest strength, as well as improving our core stability – all the…
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Move of the month: scapula setting
If you have ever suffered from an aching neck from all those repeated movements lifting your head out the water…
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Swimming the temps down
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares her advice for acclimatising to the cooling water temperatures this autumn.
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“Just get it done”: Barry Murphy attempts his Third Triple Crown in the open water
Ahead of his swim across the Catalina Channel on 12 September, Irishman Barry Murphy tells Isaac Dubey about the incredible…
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What are the best pool drills for improving open water skills?
You can still work on your open water skills when you're training in an indoor pool. Swimming coach Cassie Patten…
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September in the swim community
NOWCA has a new swimming venue in Cambridge and Mental Health Swims encourages pool swimmers to join their community this…
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Planning for colder swims
Channel swimmer Sophie Etheridge shares her top tips for preparing for the cold water season ahead.
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The weather decides whether we swim
Channel swimmers know: if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute. Elaine K Howley delves into a swimmer's history…
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The tides of change
Daniel Shailer meets the “black mermaid” turning the tide for swimming access in South Africa Growing up in Sowetu, South…
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Take on a milestone challenge
Aspire celebrated their 100th relay Channel swim this August. Find out how swimming to France could be your next challenge…
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It’s the Big River Watch this week
During one of your swims this week (6-12 September) you can help provide a large-scale picture of river health by…
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The Coastal Cafe Guide: Eating on the edge
From coffee and pastry horse boxes to street-food trucks and gourmet seafood bars: The Coastal Café Guide has got your…
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The Lido Guide: Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool
Emma Pusill, author of the newly updated The Lido Guide, lets the train take the strain and finds that an…
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Survival Swim
The line between magic, spirituality and human experience is at the core of new play 'How I Learned to Swim'…
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The story behind the September front cover of Outdoor Swimmer magazine
Photo of swimmer in Lake Colchuck snapped by his daughter on a mobile phone makes front cover of Outdoor Swimmer…
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Finish the season strong
Paul Newsome looks at how to perform your best in end-of-season events and challenges.
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The Adventures of Scout
What inspired three ocean loving engineers to create a series of fun rhyming children’s books?
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An inspiring summer of swimming
Wowed by a summer of amazing swimming, Rowan Clarke meets the creator-completers of some of the most inspiring outdoor swims…
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Meet the Channel swimmers – they’ve done it, could you do it too?
If you’re thinking of swimming the English Channel, then prepare to be inspired as we catch up for two relay…
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Top 6 wild swimming walks in Eryri
Emma Marshall, author of a new guide book Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia shares six of her favourite swim-hikes in the…
